Dickie Fox

Opinion: Rabies: Coming soon to a neighbourhood near you?

We’re seeing an uptick in the disease in urban areas, more than half of them in raccoons

New Centenary Hospital ER designed to dramatically cut wait times

A formal ceremony was held for the new emergency department under construction at Centenary Hospital in Scarborough.

How private virtual care is growing opportunities for health-care providers and Canadian patients

Study estimates at least 1 in 4 former NFL players had brain disease linked to repeated head...

At least one in four National Football League (NFL) players had evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, at the time of their death, finds a new study from one of the American research...

Health Canada backlog of generic drug applications doubled over past year

Department says growing backlog is largely due to sharp increase in submissions

Has Canada’s biotech moment finally arrived?

As the world’s life sciences sector rebounds, Canadian drug developers are poised to prosper. But can the sector avoid getting hollowed out by acquisitive pharma giants?

Montreal hospital honours woman who died of ovarian cancer; husband speaks out about the ‘silent...

Melina Tsagaropoulos was 37 years old when she died from ovarian cancer last month, a disease often referred to as the 'silent killer' because it rarely causes symptoms until it has reached an...

Ottawa announces new panel on preventive care and cancer screening guidelines

Health Ministry disbanded its previous task force when it did not recommend women get mammograms upon their 40th birthday

The pursuit of true health equity for Black women in Canada

Opinion: What one dementia patient’s death tells us about the health system’s failings

A lack of investment in preventing problems invariably leads to an endless series of costly crises

Opinion: We protect apartment dwellers from the cold. So why not the heat?

Canadian cities need maximum-temperature rules in place for homes

How patient navigators help carry the burden: 'You understand their fears'

Opinion: In the MAID debates, the patient’s voice must take precedence

As Canada’s medical assistance in dying regime is expanded, those who want it shouldn’t be silenced

New report looks at struggles Canadian Black women face seeking medical care

A new study from the Black Women's Institute for Health is the first of its kind to look into the challenges Black women face in accessing Canada's health-care system. As Angelina Ravelli reports, it...

Opinion: The challenge of whether to fund promising new drugs

A new Alzheimer’s drug shows that Canada is going to need guiding principles for funding decisions